SHR announced Friday a partnership with the No. 49 team owner Jay Robinson that will transfer the points from Robinson-Blakeney Racing to the No. 10 GoDaddy.com-sponsored Chevrolet of Patrick for the 2013 season.

Robinson's No. 49 finished 42nd in last season's owner standings. Because the 2012 owner standings will be used to set lineups for the first three races this season, it ensures Patrick would have a guaranteed spot in the 43-car field if a lineup was set by points because of a qualifying rainout.

"Everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing continues to work tirelessly to ensure that all of our teams are as prepared as possible to start the 2013 season," SHR executive vice president Brett Frood said in a statement. "In the case of the No. 10 team, providing a foundation of points for which the team can start the year was very important.

"As optimistic as we are regarding our prospects for this year, one element we cannot control is the weather. Should qualifying get rained out, the points the No. 10 team now has thanks to our partnership with Jay Robinson provides the opportunity to earn a provisional starting spot. It's basically insurance for the first three races of the year, where provisionals are based on 2012 owner points."

The partnership likely won't apply for the season-opening Daytona 500, where the first two starting spots are determined by qualifying and all but seven remaining spots are determined by finishes in the Budweiser Duel twin qualifying races.

Starting with the season's fourth race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the 2013 owner points will set the starting field if qualifying is washed out.

Patrick's No. 10 Chevrolet finished 33rd in 2012 owner points, but its points belong to Tommy Baldwin Racing because of a collaborative partnership with SHR in which Patrick ran 10 Cup races last year while the car competed full time.